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I met Ansel Adams and his lovely wife, Virginia, at the Monterey Museum of Art during his 80th birthday exhibit. The previous day I had spoken with him for awhile on the phone. He was so generous to share his time with this traveler from the Southeast. He was not only a genius, both technically and artistically, but a kind and gentle man.
Hi there! 😊 Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful experience meeting Ansel Adams and his wife, Virginia. It must have been incredible to talk with such a legendary photographer both on the phone and in person. His kindness and generosity, along with his amazing talent, truly shine through your story. 🌟 I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Stay tuned for more exciting content on my channel. If you haven't already, please subscribe, hit the like button, and share with anyone you think might find it useful. Have a great day! 🌞 Best, Joel Ulises
Encore un grand merci pour ce magnifique reportage , beaucoup de photographes auraient avantage à visionner ces capsules d’histoire de la photographie, ceux-ci sont une source d’inspiration qui ne peut qu’être bénéfique à leur travail. Salutation du Québec 😊
A legacy, an icon, a master and an influencer to many. Mr. Adams is indeed one of the greatest photographers not only of our time but for generations to come. Thanks Joel.
He mastered light in the darkroom, he printed all his photographs, using the techniques of burning and dodging to creat the finished product, not done in the field in his camera
Adams through his photography showed a few things. #1 how compelling B&W Photography can be and #2 how important post processing and printing is to excelling in photography. Many photographers feel that printing is pretty much useless because you can share your work if you so desire on many different social media platforms, but printing your work brings a new life to your photos, the different types of paper you can print on gives a different look to your photos and the fact that viewing your photos on a back lit monitor makes your photos look different,a print reflects light and that is one of the reasons why your prints look darker than when you view them on a computer. Printing select photos and having them displayed through out your apartment or home gives you a greater appreciation of your work and will inspire you to create more. When I started my transition from film to digital photography I decided one of the things that I would learn was printing my own work, i did not have the room to set up a darkroom and dealing with chemicals to process my photos did not appeal to me, digital photography changed all of that,printing my own work and sharing my work with family and coworkers is how I got involved in event photography. Before I photographed my first event i photographed a wide variety of subjects at every hour of the day so when I photographed my first outdoor event the biggest challenge was being able to photograph the event without being a distraction to what was going on during the event, after photographing the Memorial day event for a few years, I was asked to photograph my first wedding and the last few years before I retired and three years after i went on to photograph weddings, baptisms, birthdays, portraits and family photos one of which was a photo shoot for a local motorcycle club, the couple that hired me were also renewing their wedding vows in a Halloween themed wedding ceremony, it was one of the most memorable events that I had the pleasure to photograph.
I had the good fortune of seeing his exhibition in London a few years after he passed away. The impact of his prints were nothing short of unreal, they literally brought tears of joy to my eyes Those who look at his photography on the screen of a computer, do not know what an Ansel Adams print really looks like. One of his greatest contribution to photography, was his concept of ' visualisation ', no doubt impossible without a true grasp of the Zone system. BTW, many think that the Zone system is about exposure. Exposure is just a part of it. Zone system is from camera to print. Very good presentation of the work of a true genius of photograhy.
Hello lensman! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible experience about seeing in person the prints of such a great photographer as Ansel Adams. That must be a great privilege, and I completely agree with you that there's nothing like seeing an image physically compared to viewing it on the computer, Cheers!
Ansel Adams’ final public pronouncements were during the administration of Ronald Reagan. Adams was very critical of Reagan’s environmental policies, and was called to an Oval Office meeting with the president, during which he remained polite, but very firm.
That's the first time I've seen those color images from Adams. Even in color, you can see his mastery shine through. His images are timeless and set the bar for every aspiring landscape photographer.
About ten years ago I got the pleasure to see some of the equiptment Mr. Adams used. Something I will never forget. Ever photographer should know who the amazing photographer was!! My instructor at the Art Institute of Atlanta studied under him. Thank you for sharing.
Nice job, Joel, but Ansel _didn't_ invent the Zone System: he and Fred Archer systematised the much earlier work of Hurter and Driffield. Adams said it was "... not an invention of mine; it is a codification of the principles of sensitometry, worked out by Fred Archer and myself at the Art Center School in Los Angeles, around 1939-40." He did evangelise it through his books and work, no mistake there. 😉
Hello Hirsutechin ! Thanks for watching and commenting. If you listen carefully to the audio, it doesn't assert that Ansel Adams invented the zone system. Instead, it indicates that Adams played a crucial role in popularizing and disseminating the zone system through his writings, particularly in his work 'Making a Photograph' from 1935.
@@Joel_Ulisesa fine distinction, but you say his book 'Making a Photograph' "_introduced his revolutionary Zone System_" (8:48) Again, Adams didn't claim the system was his and its codification was in fact the work of Archer and himself. However, that's enough hair-splitting for one video. 🙄
You will know it when you see, the natural splendor of colour, with its ability to entice, or the boldness of the black and white on down to subtle tones of gray, with emphasis on shape and light -- what stirs the mind down on to the soul and moves you is that perfection. These days I shoot mainly on the street in both RAW = color, and JPG = B&W then decide which speaks the loudest to me. Ansel was photographing Yosemite during a time of less air pollution -- did that make a difference? I don't know. He was very technical, with big box cameras offering great detail. Mastering of geometry, light, patience, with darkroom skills, he was great. This being said which images stir the soul and get that mindful response will vary so much from one individual to the next. All of which Ansel did in his life makes the legacy. In regard to being a "best" photographer, there is most likely no such thing in this world. The proof of ability is in the pudding, and he made some good pudding. I love the photo taken in B&W in New Mexico, I think it was, but then again, he produced excellent color images, where color was most the eye candy. I doubt that I could ever toss away my colour digital camera of shooting it all in B&W, as we live in colour and many time enjoy the separation of colours, drama of such, then again blending at times. Take care, Loren Schwiderski
